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Use to turn on the surface burners. An
infinite choice of heat settings is available
Your cooktop has sealed gas burners
with automatic re-ignition. If the burner flame should go out,
the system will automatically spark to re-ignite the burner.
1. Place a pan on the burner grate. (To preserve the grate
finish, do not operate the burners without a pan on the
grate to absorb the heat from the burner flame.)
2. Push in knob and turn immediately counterclockwise to
• A clicking (spark) sound will be heard and the burner
will light. (All ignitors will spark when any surface
burner knob is turned on. However, only the selected
Pilotless ignition eliminates the
need for a constant standing
pilot light. Each surface burner
has a spark ignitor. Use care
If the surface burner does
not light, check if ignitor is
CAUTION
• If flame should go out during a cooking operation, turn
the burner off. If a strong gas odor is detected, open a
window and wait five minutes before relighting the
• Be sure all surface controls are set to the
prior to supplying gas to the cooktop.
touch cooktop until it has cooled. Expect some
parts of the cooktop, especially around the burners, to
become warm or hot during cooking. Use potholders to
Operating During a Power Failure
1. Hold a lighted match to the desired surface burner head.
2. Push in and turn the control knob slowly to the desired setting.
CAUTION
• When lighting the surface burners, be sure all of the
controls are in the OFF position. Strike the match first
and hold it in position before turning the knob
leave the cooktop unattended when cooking
during a power failure. The automatic re-ignition feature
will not operate during a power failure.
The size and type of cookware will affect the heat setting.
to bring liquid to a boil, or
reach pressure in a pressure cooker.
Always reduce setting to a lower heat
when liquids begin to boil or foods begin
An intermediate flame size is used to
continue cooking. Food will not cook any
faster when a higher flame setting is
used than needed to maintain a gentle
boil. Water boils at the same tempera-
ture whether boiling gently or vigorously.
to simmer foods, keep foods
warm and melt chocolate or butter.
Some cooking may take place on the
setting if the pan is covered. It is
possible to reduce the heat by rotating
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